- Joined
- Dec 7, 2000
- Messages
- 5,179
Ted made it, and a fine job he did, too. I've had a couple of other guys come to my shop to make themselves knives, but Ted has by far been the one who took to it most naturally. He's had some experience with woodworking tools - high school shop, presumably though he didn't say.
But Ted has been special around the knife shop. He listened carefully to what I suggested, asked piercing questions, and bent right to work, doing just the right thing as if he was born to it. It's been gratifying. :thumbup:
This is Ted's design and he came up with a rational, practical knife. It was obvious when I saw his drawing that he'd given it a lot of thought; I didn't really have anything to add. We just got to work.
Ted worked carefully, applied patience that you might not expect from a young man, and without griping too much went back to higher grits when he needed to.
He's picky - he wanted his first knife to be perfect and it shows. I think this would be a fine 50th knife. It'll be fun to see what his 50th knife looks like, won't it? Ted designed and made the sheath too.
Have I made you wait long enough? Okay.
Blade: 3/16" O1
Blade Length: 4 1/2"
Overall Length: 9"
Handle: Maroon Linen Micarta
Single Bolster: Purple Heart
Pins: 416 SS
Here's Ted his own self. Looks rightfully proud, eh?
Good work Ted. We'll start on that dagger one of these days soon.
But Ted has been special around the knife shop. He listened carefully to what I suggested, asked piercing questions, and bent right to work, doing just the right thing as if he was born to it. It's been gratifying. :thumbup:
This is Ted's design and he came up with a rational, practical knife. It was obvious when I saw his drawing that he'd given it a lot of thought; I didn't really have anything to add. We just got to work.
Ted worked carefully, applied patience that you might not expect from a young man, and without griping too much went back to higher grits when he needed to.
He's picky - he wanted his first knife to be perfect and it shows. I think this would be a fine 50th knife. It'll be fun to see what his 50th knife looks like, won't it? Ted designed and made the sheath too.Have I made you wait long enough? Okay.
Blade: 3/16" O1
Blade Length: 4 1/2"
Overall Length: 9"
Handle: Maroon Linen Micarta
Single Bolster: Purple Heart
Pins: 416 SS
Here's Ted his own self. Looks rightfully proud, eh?
Good work Ted. We'll start on that dagger one of these days soon.
